Sectional mattress



June 19, 1923. 1,459,540:

E. LABENZ SECTIONAL MATTRESS Filed March 20. 1922 C212 5! a e? FatentJune 119, 31923.

barren stares ERNST LABEHZ, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN,

SECTIONAL MATTRESS.

Application filed march 20, 1922. Serial No. 545,046.

To (111 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNST LABENZ, a citizen of Germany, residing atDetroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SectionalMattresses, of which the following is a specification, reference bemghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a sectional mattresswhich may be easily handled by a housewife or maid and the sectionsthereof re-arranged from time to time so that the mattress as anentirety will present a level surface in contradist-inction tomattresses having depressed portions, broken down edges and the like.

Another object of my invention is to provide a mattress section, cushionor other up- 2Q holstery structure wherein a multiplicity of coiledsprings are housed and protected against the accumulation of dust, dirtand other matter, the construction of the mattress sections beingsanitary without interfering with the cushioning effect or resiliency ofsprings therein.

A further object of this invent-ion is to provide a simple and durablemattress section in which are located encased springs,

W the springs being disposed in series so as to be conveniently handledwhen making up the mattress section.

These and other objects are attained by a construction that will behereinafter specifically described and then claimed and reference willnow be had to the drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of abed provided with a sectional mattress in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view of a mattress section;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the mattress section showing the lowerface thereof;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of a mattresssection, and

Fig. 5 is a plan of a series of encased springs.

The mattress is composed of a plurality of sections. preferably three innumber, as

shown in Fig. 1 and it is apparent that the mattress sect-ions can beshifted about. from time to time so that no particular mattress sectionreceives greater wear than the other mattress sections, and since themattress sections are identical in construction, I deem it onlynecessary to describe in detail one of said sections.

Each section comprises an oblong or rectangular frame 1 preferably madeof wood and mounted on said frame is a bottom piece 2 in the form of oneor more boards or plates secured to the frame and provided with a.plurality of openings 3.

Mounted on the bottom piece 2 are groups or series of coiled or helicalsprings 4 and these springs are placed in bags or containers 5,preferably made of fabric with the bags or containers divided intopockets, each adapted to receive a spring. With the spring so encaseddust, dirt and other matter cannot accumulate upon the springs and aseries of the springs can be easily handled. After the groups of springsare arranged on the bottom piece 2 the ends of the spring containers orbags are connected to the bottom piece 2, as at 6, and this will anchorthe end springs 4 relative to the bottom piece and those springs whichare at the longitudinal side edges of the bottom piece may be anchoredin a similar manner, while those springs forming the central part of themattress section may be left loose in the containers relative to thebottom piece, it being impossible for the pocketed springs to becomeaccidentally displaced.

Enclosing the assembled containers 5 is a fabric casing 7 having itsedges carried under the frame 1 and suit-ably secured by tacks 8 orother fastening means and this same fastening means may hold in placethe marginal edges of a bottom shield 9 that may be made of rubber withits central por tion suitably secured to the bottom piece 2 by one ormore tacks 10 or other fastening means. The bottom shield 9 may haveopenings 11 registering with the openings 3 in the bottom piece 2. Theshield 9 will cushion the frame 1 when resting on bed rails 12 or othersupports and will preventdust and other matter from accumulating on thewooden frame; it being easier to clean the shield than the frame 1 andthe bottom piece 2.

On the casing 7 is placed an inner cushion 13 and on this cushion is anouter cushion 14, said inner and outer cushions being retained in placeby a cover 15 which has its marginal edges sandwiched between the edgesof the shield 9 and the edges of the casing 7 to be held by the tacks 8or fastening means attached to the frame 1. The manner of rebottom piece2 and the inner cushion 13.

Attached to the ends of the frame 1 by tacks 15 or other fastening meansare straps 16 providing bail handles 17 at the ends of the mattresssection so that the mattress section can be easily handled. The straps16 may be of fabric or leather and it is obvious that similar or othermaterials may be used for the cover 14 and the casing 7 The inner andouter cushions 13 and 14 may be of any suitable upholstery and by virtueof series of springs being mounted in pocket containers it is possibleto easily repair a mattress section should certain springs loseresiliency or become otherwise useless as a cushioning device.

ile in the drawing-there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that the structural elements meat- 40are susceptible to such changes as fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Vhat I claim is A mattress section comprising a frame, a bottom piece onsaid frame and provided with openings, containers on said bottom pieceand provided with individual pockets, springs in the individual pocketsof said containers, means connecting the end and side containers to saidframe with the central containers loose on said bottom piece, a casingover said containers and connected to said frame, cushions on saidcasing, a cover over said cushions and connected to said frame, and acushioning shield on the lower Witnesses:

@T'ro F. BARTHEL, AN A M. Donn.

